Wednesday, February 22, 2012

I checked in with the folks over at the CSI Project and saw that the next challenge they're hosting is for Ombre Projects. I'm more than a little bit embarrassed to admit that I had absolutely no idea what ombre was, but a quick google search fixed that. Here's what I found...

Ombre (noun): A French term meaning "shaded." Usually a multicolored stripe, with colors graduating from light to dark.

Now that I had discovered this uber cool technique, I had to join in the challenge fun. Given the fact that March is right around the corner, I thought it would be appropriate to create a St. Patrick's Day project that incorporated the ombre design. I completely lucked out by finding pre-cut shamrocks in varying shades of green at Michael's craft store.

First I sorted the shamrocks by color (there were 3 of each shade) and attached them together using hot glue.

Then I hot glued all of the rows of shamrocks together to make a large rectangle shape.

Finally I attached the shamrocks to a frame using clear nylon thread and created a little burlap banner.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Last year I had the pleasure of planning a baby shower for a dear friend - I wrote about it here. This past weekend her baby turned 1, but I'm still in denial that an entire year has past! My friend, much like myself, is a theme-girl and her daughter's birthday party theme was Minnie Mouse.

I was honored to be asked to make something for the big event and immersed myself in research. I rarely have the opportunity to make products that include licensed characters (never for money and only for friends), so this was a treat. I decided to make a door sign similar to the ones I sell in my Etsy shop. Here's the result...

I never knew Minnie had such long eyelashes - I'm thinking they're fake!

This project also gave me the opportunity to try a new technique - printing on burlap fabric. It was super easy, which of course means that you'll be seeing a lot more burlap from me!

Friday, February 3, 2012

Even with over ten years of computer consulting experience, I still don't know how to attach a pdf to a blog post! Fortunately there are a ton of bloggers who are way smarter than me and have figured this out - big shout out to Chelsea and her tutorial on this very topic.

This little dino has been popping up in a variety of different places around the net, most recently in this article that appeared on Glo...I'm beyond honored and excited to be included in this group of crafty folks!

A few people have asked me for a template of the dinosaur. I wasn't exactly sure how to attach a file within a blog post, but I think I figured it out (still learning after almost 2 years of blogging).

Here's a link to the V-Day Dinosaur Template. By the way, the darkened area on the template is where the googly eyes should go. I hope this helps!

About Me

I am a married mom of two who started this blog as a creative outlet for my event planning business. I hope that anyone who finds their way here enjoys the ideas, but more importantly is inspired to entertain!